. The sacred beetle, and others [microform]. Beetles; Coléoptères. The Sacred Beetle and Others tJV^. special aptitudes in order to dodge an experi- menter's wiles â what other means does she possess of obviating the difficuhies attendant upon her normal labours? Do not lose sight of this: she begins by shaping a sphere; and the globular mass often does not differ from the pills that have received the egg, in re- spect of either form or size. Nowhere is there peace, not even below ground. When, in a moment of panic, the too-timid mother falls off her sphere and for- sakes it to seek refuge e
. The sacred beetle, and others [microform]. Beetles; Coléoptères. The Sacred Beetle and Others tJV^. special aptitudes in order to dodge an experi- menter's wiles â what other means does she possess of obviating the difficuhies attendant upon her normal labours? Do not lose sight of this: she begins by shaping a sphere; and the globular mass often does not differ from the pills that have received the egg, in re- spect of either form or size. Nowhere is there peace, not even below ground. When, in a moment of panic, the too-timid mother falls off her sphere and for- sakes it to seek refuge elsewhere, how can she afterwards find her ball again and distinguish it from the others, without running the risk of crushing an egg when she is pressing in the top of a pill to make the necessary crater? She needs a safe guide here. What is that guide? I do not know. I have said it many a time and I say it again: insects possess sense-faculties of exquisite delicacy attuned to their special trade, faculties of which we can form no conception because we have nothing similar within ourselves. A man blind from birth can have no notion of colour. We are as men blind from birth in the face of the un- fathomable mysteries that surround us; and myriads of questions arise to which no answer can ever be given. 214 11 fmtsn^s^smtFJT ^m.^^'swmLamE3^isns^ii^s^}^m^!iiss.\' â *Mt. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Fabre, J. Henri (Jean Henri), 1823-1915. Toronto : McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart
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